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TARRAGONA, Spain, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- A traditional Mediterranean diet with a daily serving of mixed nuts may help adults at high risk for heart disease, Spanish researchers suggest.

HOUSTON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Some recommended treatments for heart attacks are delayed and underused in women, U.S. researchers have found.

OSLO, Norway, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- One-fifth of the standard dose of a commonly used meningitis vaccine may be as effective as using the full dose, researchers in Norway said.

FAIRFAX, Va., Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Experts at a U.S. health and safety professional group advise caution when decorating with lights for the holidays.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Hospitals that treat a small number of sickle cell patients have higher mortality rates than hospitals treating more patients, U.S. researchers said.

DALLAS, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Interferon as a long-term drug strategy to slow the progression of liver disease linked to the hepatitis C virus is ineffective, U.S. researchers say.

CAMBRIDGE, England, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- British researchers suggest a connection between the body's clock and abnormalities in metabolism and diabetes.

FAIRFAX, Va., Dec. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. occupational and environmental health and safety professionals advise caution when cutting your own fresh Christmas tree.

MUNICH, Germany, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- German engineers have developed a flexible hinged splint that may correct bunions without surgery.

ROCHESTER, Minn., Dec. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers said it is generally safe to withdraw anti-seizure medications in children with epilepsy who have achieved seizure-freedom.

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Activating a desire for status can trigger aggression and aggressive displays, which may result in enhanced status and sex, a U.S. researcher said.

HOUSTON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- The United States can learn from the Dutch Health Insurance System model, an expert says.

WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Ninety percent of U.S. adults say they pray -- more than half say it's once a day or more -- in times of economic distress or plenty, researchers said.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Patients undergoing chemotherapy had a 47.2 percent reduction in the risk of developing a blood clot if they used a blood thinner, researchers in Italy said.

ATLANTA, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Measles deaths worldwide fell by 74 percent from 2000 to 2007, from an estimated 750,000 to 197,000, U.S. and U.N. officials said.